I have been trying to port 4 DIDs from a BellSouth PRI to POTS lines with Birch for almost 3 months. It is a complex port. Here’s why: “The FCC’s current definition for a Simple Ports is as follows:”
- Does not involve unbundled network elements
- Involves an account only for a single line
- Does not include complex switch translations (e.g., Centrex, ISDN, AIN services, remote call forwarding, or multiple services on the loop)
- Does not include a reseller/whoelsale.
There is no such thing as a simple port. Hence, no fast LNP.
Top that off with ILECs shrinking the work force (less people, more activity) and less experienced people doing the tasks now — means everything takes longer and longer. Telecom is Broken. It is one reason cable is eating telco lunch.
Still, Birch should have a better idea of the process and time frame.
FYI, FCC LNP Guide.
____ Peter Radizeski is a telecommunications consultant and analyst with RAD-INFO INC. Service Providers have called on RAD-INFO INC for assistance improving sales, managing online marketing efforts, channel sales enablement and overall company strategy. Contact RAD-INFO INC at 813-963-5884 or https://rad-info.net
SELLECOM: 101 Ideas for Marketing in the Telecom Jungle. 
